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Title:

THE EVOLUTION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN TEXAS

Accession Number:

00463076

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309039037

Abstract:

The history of transportation planning in Texas is briefly reviewed. Until the department of transportation was more formalized, the planning department was involved in data collection and map development. Investment of local governments in transportation planning was formalized in the 1960s with the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 and the changes it initiated are noted. The difficulties that arose with the joint planning regulations generated by the Federal Highway Administration and the Urban Mass Transportation Administration to implement the 1973 Act are noted. Agencies became polarized and had to redefine their roles in the transportation planning process. The array of structures of the Metropolitan Planning Organizations are also noted. Transportation planning has until recently, been primarily long-range. Balanced long-range and short-range planning is discussed. It is important for time frames to be coordinated with funding, and there must be alternative plans and plan flexibility that will fit project funding. It is emphasized that implementing agencies responsible for deciding the most appropriate strategies must perform the selection and staging of projects for the programming process.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning.

Monograph Accession #:

01419899

Authors:

Goode, Mark G

Editors:

Kassabian, Naomi

Pagination:

pp 14-16

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1014
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309039037

Media Type:

Print

Geographic Terms:

Texas

Old TRIS Terms:

Texas

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; History; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 28 2004 4:48AM

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